Key takeaways
- The highest IPL total is still Sunrisers Hyderabad's 287/3 against RCB in Bengaluru in 2024.
- Punjab Kings set the record chase in 2026, scoring 265/4 against Delhi Capitals — in reply to Delhi's 264/2.
- Chris Gayle's 175 not out (2013) is still the highest score and his 30-ball hundred the fastest; KL Rahul's 152 not out in 2026 is the highest by an Indian.
- 2026 set season records for runs, sixes, hundreds and 200-plus totals.
All records are for the IPL only and run to the end of the 2026 season. In the tables the first team named is the one that set the record; team names are given as they were at the time (RCB = Royal Challengers Bangalore before 2024, Bengaluru since).
Team records
Highest totals
| Total | Match | Where, when |
|---|---|---|
| 287/3 | SRH v RCB | Bengaluru, 2024 |
| 286/6 | SRH v RR | Hyderabad, 2025 |
| 278/3 | SRH v KKR | Delhi, 2025 |
| 277/3 | SRH v MI | Hyderabad, 2024 |
| 272/7 | KKR v DC | Visakhapatnam, 2024 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad hold four of the five highest totals. The biggest totals of 2026 were Punjab Kings' 265/4 and Delhi Capitals' 264/2 — scored in the same match.
The record chase
On 25 April 2026 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Capitals made 264/2, with KL Rahul unbeaten on 152 and Nitish Rana scoring 91. Punjab Kings chased it down with seven balls to spare, reaching 265/4 in 18.5 overs. Their openers had 116 on the board by the end of the powerplay. It is the highest successful chase in IPL history, beating Punjab's own 262/2 against Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024.
Lowest total
49 all out by Royal Challengers Bangalore against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kolkata in 2017 is still the lowest total in the IPL.
Batting records
Highest individual scores
| Score | Batter | Match, year |
|---|---|---|
| 175* (66 balls) | Chris Gayle | RCB v Pune Warriors, 2013 |
| 158* | Brendon McCullum | KKR v RCB, 2008 |
| 152* (67 balls) | KL Rahul | DC v PBKS, 2026 |
Rahul's 152 is the highest IPL score by an Indian batter, passing Abhishek Sharma's 141 for Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2025.
Fastest hundreds
| Balls | Batter | Match, year |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Chris Gayle | RCB v Pune Warriors, 2013 |
| 35 | Vaibhav Sooryavanshi | RR v GT, 2025 |
In the 2026 Eliminator, Sooryavanshi made 97 off 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad before he was out — three runs short of a hundred that would have matched or beaten Gayle's record.
Career milestones
- Virat Kohli became the first batter to score 9,000 IPL runs, against Delhi Capitals in April 2026. He has played his whole IPL career for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
- Chris Gayle hit 357 IPL sixes, the most by any player. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are the only other batters with 300.
- Most runs in a season: Virat Kohli, 973 in 2016.
- Most sixes in a season: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, 72 in 2026, beating Chris Gayle's 59 from 2012.
Bowling records
Best bowling figures
| Figures | Bowler | Match, year |
|---|---|---|
| 6/12 | Alzarri Joseph | MI v SRH, 2019 |
| 6/14 | Sohail Tanvir | RR v CSK, 2008 |
| 6/19 | Adam Zampa | Rising Pune Supergiants v SRH, 2016 |
| 5/5 | Anil Kumble | RCB v RR, 2009 |
| 5/5 | Akash Madhwal | MI v LSG, 2023 |
Career and season milestones
- Yuzvendra Chahal became the first bowler to take 200 IPL wickets, playing for Rajasthan Royals against Mumbai Indians in Jaipur in April 2024.
- Most wickets in a season: 32, shared by Dwayne Bravo (2013) and Harshal Patel (2021). For every season's leading wicket-taker, see Orange Cap and Purple Cap winners.
The 2026 season in records
IPL 2026 was the highest-scoring season yet. According to season reviews published after the final:
- Most runs in a season: about 27,450, at nearly 10 runs an over.
- Most sixes in a season: more than 1,400.
- Most hundreds in a season: 15. Sanju Samson was the only batter to score two.
- Most 200-plus totals in a season: 65, after 52 in 2025 and 41 in 2024.
- Three batters with 700 runs for the first time: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (776), Shubman Gill (732) and Sai Sudharsan (722).
What the records mean for fantasy
Scoring has changed in the last three seasons. Nine of the ten highest IPL totals came in 2024, 2025 or 2026, and 2026 had more 200-plus totals than any season before it. Older averages undersell how many runs a modern IPL match produces — use recent figures from each venue guide rather than all-time averages.
Big totals make bowlers' wickets more valuable, not less. When runs are everywhere, the bowler who takes three wickets stands out from the crowd — and on Drem11 a wicket is worth 30 points against 1 point per run. See the Drem11 points system.
Chases are no longer out of reach. With 250-plus chases now possible, the side batting second is never out of a match on a flat pitch. On high-scoring grounds, don't drop the chasing side's top order because the target looks big.
Records belong to top-order hitters. The highest scores, the fastest hundreds and the six-hitting records all came from openers or batters at three. That is where the biggest fantasy scores — and the best captain picks — come from.
For every IPL champion and final, see the IPL winners list.
Sources
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